For more than half a century, Beth El has had a warm link with the Bethesda United Methodist Church across Old Georgetown Road. One example of this relationship is the annual joint Thanksgiving Service that alternates between the synagogue and the church. It is always inspiring and much appreciated by both communities. More recently, Rabbi Greg Harris initiated a joint act of tikkun olam when members of this church went to New Orleans with him and members of Beth El to help repair homes damaged by hurricane Katrina. Another joint effort, this time with members of our neighbor, Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, was a trip to Israel led by Rabbi Rudolph and Pastor Roy Howard. Members of St. Mark also joined Rabbi Harris in New Orleans. Most recently, our congregation joined with the St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church in a special concert featuring the music of the Psalms. Our Ahavat Shir choir and the church choir presented music reflecting the Jewish and Catholic traditions of chanting the same Psalms. It was enlightening and educational for everyone present to discover that some Gregorian chants sound exactly the same as the musical rendition of Psalms by Yemenite Jews, who are known to have preserved the most antiquated examples of Jewish liturgical music. The narrative in Genesis of the creation of all humanity in the image of God (“b’tzelem Elohim”) should be our ultimate point of reference as we ponder the relationship between Jew and non-Jew and the concept of tikkun olam.